A home automation (HA) system may include HA operation devices within a user living area and an HA hub device to provide communications for the HA operation devices. The HA system may also include at least one controller configured to store historical operational data for each of the HA operation devices based upon a user within the user living area, and use machine learning to determine a predicted operational pattern of at least one of the HA operation devices based upon the stored historical operational data. The at least one controller may also be configured to monitor operation of the HA operation devices and determine therefrom an HA operation device deviation from the predicted operational pattern, and generate a notification based upon the determined HA operation device deviation.
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1. A home automation (HA) system comprising: a plurality of HA operation devices within a user living area; an HA hub device to provide communications for selective operation of the plurality of HA operation devices; at least one HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices; and at least one controller configured to store historical operational data for each of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon a user within the user living area, use machine learning to determine a predicted operational pattern of at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon the stored historical operational data, monitor operation of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device, and determine therefrom an HA operation device deviation and an HA user interface device deviation from the predicted operational pattern, and generate a notification based upon the determined HA operation device deviation and the HA user interface device deviation.
2. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller is carried by said HA hub device.
3. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller is carried by said at least one HA user interface device.
4. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one controller comprises a plurality of controllers carried by said HA hub device and said at least one HA user interface device.
5. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one HA user interface device comprises at least one HA user interface tablet computer.
6. The HA system of claim 1 , further comprising a cloud server remote from said HA hub device in a cloud computing environment carrying said at least one controller.
7. The HA system of claim 1 , further comprising a cloud server remote from said HA hub device in a cloud computing environment; and wherein said at least one controller comprises a plurality of controllers carried by said cloud server and said HA hub device.
8. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of HA operation devices comprises a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
9. The HA system of claim 1 , wherein the user living area comprises a senior living facility.
10. A home automation (HA) electronic device for an HA system comprising a plurality of HA operation devices within a user living area, an HA hub device to provide communications for selective operation of the plurality of HA operation devices, and at least one HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices, the HA electronic device comprising: at least one controller and associated memory configured to store historical operational data for each of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon a user within the user living area, use machine learning to determine a predicted operational pattern of at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon the stored historical operational data, monitor operation of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device, and determine therefrom an HA operation device deviation and an HA user interface device deviation from the predicted operational pattern, and generate a notification based upon the determined HA operation device deviation and the HA user interface device deviation.
11. The HA electronic device of claim 10 , wherein said at least one controller and associated memory are carried by said HA hub device.
12. The HA electronic device of claim 10 , wherein said at least one controller and associated memory are carried by the at least one HA user interface device.
13. A method of monitoring operation of a plurality of home automation (HA) operation devices of an HA system within a user living area, the home automation (HA) system comprising an HA hub device to provide communications for selective operation of the plurality of HA operation devices, and at least one HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices, the method comprising: using at least one controller to store historical operational data for each of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon a user within the user living area, use machine learning to determine a predicted operational pattern of at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon the stored historical operational data, monitor operation of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device, and determine therefrom an HA operation device deviation and an HA user interface device deviation from the predicted operational pattern, and generate a notification based upon the determined HA operation device deviation and the HA user interface device deviation.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one controller is carried by the HA hub device.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one controller is carried by the at least one HA user interface device.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium for monitoring operation of a plurality of home automation (HA) operation devices of an HA system within a user living area, the HA system comprising an HA hub device to provide communications for selective operation of the plurality of HA operation devices, and at least one HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one controller cause the at least one controller to perform operations comprising: storing historical operational data for each of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon a user within the user living area; using machine learning to determine a predicted operational pattern of at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device based upon the stored historical operational data; monitoring operation of the plurality of HA operation devices and the at least one HA user interface device, and determine therefrom an HA operation device deviation and an HA user interface device deviation from the predicted operational pattern; and generating a notification based upon the determined HA operation device deviation and the HA user interface device deviation.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one controller is carried by the HA hub device.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one controller is carried by the at least one HA user interface device.
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